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microenvironment
[ mahy-kroh-en-vahy-ern-muhnt, -vahy-ruhn- ]
/ ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɛnˈvaɪ ərn mənt, -ˈvaɪ rən- /
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noun
the environment of a small area or of a particular organism; microhabitat.
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Origin of microenvironment
First recorded in 1950–55; micro- + environment
OTHER WORDS FROM microenvironment
mi·cro·en·vi·ron·men·tal [mahy-kroh-en-vahy-ern-men-tl, -vahy-ruhn-], /ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɛnˌvaɪ ərnˈmɛn tl, -ˌvaɪ rən-/, adjectiveWords nearby microenvironment
microecology, microeconomics, microelectronics, microelectrophoresis, microencapsulation, microenvironment, microevolution, microfarad, microfauna, microfiber, microfibre
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How to use microenvironment in a sentence
Egeblad does it in a Fantastic Voyage style—by watching what the cells in the tumor microenvironment do.
Triggering the Body’s Defenses to Fight Cancer - Issue 108: Change|Lina Zeldovich|November 3, 2021|NautilusUnderstanding the tumor microenvironment has other potentials.
Triggering the Body’s Defenses to Fight Cancer - Issue 108: Change|Lina Zeldovich|November 3, 2021|NautilusEach organelle makes up a microenvironment, so they can function semi-independently.
Scientists Create Artificial Mitochondria That Can Make Energy for Damaged Cells|Shelly Fan|September 21, 2021|Singularity Hub
British Dictionary definitions for microenvironment
microenvironment
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊɪnˌvaɪrənmənt) /
noun
ecology the environment of a small area, such as that around a leaf or plant
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Scientific definitions for microenvironment
microenvironment
[ mī′krō-ĕn-vī′rən-mənt ]
The environment of a very small, specific area, distinguished from its immediate surroundings by such factors as the amount of incident light, the degree of moisture, and the range of temperatures. The side of a tree that is shaded from sunlight is a microenvironment that typically supports a somewhat different community of organisms than is found on the side that receives regular light. Also called microhabitat
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